Yearly Archives: 2008
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“Point de rencontre” in Cabot Square
WHAT? “Point de rencontre,” an artistic intervention in Cabot Square WHERE? Cabot Square, corner of Ste. Catherine and Atwater WHEN? August...
By Christopher DeWolf -
What to make of the Montreal North riots?
[youtube]uZ_kgFcFGy8[/youtube] Montreal is no stranger to riots. Over the course of its history, it has seen political riots, sports riots, nationalist...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montage du jour : L’hôpital Royal-Victoria
Vers 1920-2008 Il fut un temps où les aires de stationnements publics n’existaient pas…
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Photo du jour: Concrete and glass
Concordia’s EV building and an apartment building behind it. September 13, 2005
By Christopher DeWolf -
Tree Tuesday / Le mardi des arbres: The American elm (Ulmus americana, Orme d’Amérique)
Many thanks for the warm reception of last week’s inaugural column. One thing I forgot to mention was that the language of the column will alternate from...
By Bronwyn Chester -
Our friend, Côte-de Liesse
I had an opportunity to spend some time on l’Autoroute de la Côte-de-Liesse on foot one rainy day last week. Don’t ask — just trust that I...
By Julie Fournier -
Incredible online map collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, started in the 1980s and digitized gradually over the last 10 years, now has over 18,000 maps available...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Strange shrine
Toronto just lost its beloved “graffiti tree” on Queen Street West, but we still have our… whatever it is. I came across this strange...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Toronto Tuesday: A sacred tree on Queen, the Igor saga continues, and a pomo promo
Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Montage du jour : Le théâtre Monkland
Vers 1984-2008 Construit en 1929, le théâtre Monkland, qui comportait alors 1500 places fut le premier théâtre au Canada à être conçu spécialement pour le...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Radiant City
DocVille is presenting Radiant City at Cinema du Parc Thursday the 14th @ 19:00. Christopher Gobeil a spokesperson for the Committee for the Sustainable...
By Catherine Vandermeulen -
Scenes from away
Early in 2007, when the city was under cover of snow, somebody stapled pictures of lush gardens and inviting squares onto the wooden hydro poles around...
By Christopher DeWolf